Irith Bloom has been training animals since the 1980s. She is compassionate and caring, and always has your pet's best interests at heart. Her goal is to make training fun for people and their pets. Although she spends much of her time training dogs, Irith also has experience training other animals, such as cats and rabbits. She is also fluent in English, Hebrew, and Japanese, and can train your dog or other pet using any of those languages.
The Sophisticated Dog uses positive reinforcement, usually in the form of clicker training, to train your pets. Positive reinforcement means we reward your pet for doing the right thing, rather than punish your pet for doing the wrong thing. Animals trained through positive reinforcement enjoy the learning process and learn more quickly, which means faster results for you.
Day Training
Busy professionals often have difficulty finding time to train their pets. That's why we offer the convenience of day training, where we train your dog for you and then teach you what you need to know to keep your dog on track.
In our day training programs, we come to your home several times a week and train your dog. Once a week there is an "owner transfer session," in which you are shown what your dog has learned and taught how to elicit and maintain your dog's new skills. In other words, day training is a hybrid that combines the best of traditional programs (where the trainer trains you to train your dog) and "board and train" programs (where your dog is trained by professionals at a remote location for an extended period of time).
Dogs gain new skills fast while also learning to perform these skills for you, and the whole family has fun in the process.
Designing a Plan Just for You
The Sophisticated Dog designs a training program specifically tailored to fulfill your needs. First, we meet with you during an initial consult and discuss your goals for your dog's training. We then craft a training program to meet those goals with personalized, in-home, one-on-one training.
Whether you want your dog to greet guests politely, walk nicely on leash, or do tricks on cue, The Sophisticated Dog can help you achieve your goals.
Among other things, The Sophisticated Dog offers:
Behavior Modification The Sophisticated Dog provides expert training for dogs who exhibit behavior problems when left alone or around other dogs or people.
Obedience Training Every dog can learn basic obedience cues, such as sit, down, and stay, with the aid of The Sophisticated Dog's custom-designed programs.
Manners Training The Sophisticated Dog can teach your dog to greet visitors politely, walk nicely on leash, stop barking at the postal worker, and much more.
Advanced Training Once your dog has mastered basic obedience cues, The Sophisticated Dog can train your dog to do much more advanced tasks.
Where we are
The Sophisticated Dog serves the West Side of Los Angeles, including Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, and Westwood.
The Sophisticated Dog can also travel to other parts of L.A. Please inquire about availability and pricing.
